As a romance, Come Sundown is a little thin. Maybe a C+/B- in terms of readerly romantic satisfaction. As a thriller/general fiction book however, it rates at least a B+. So, I’m going with a B for the overall grade. It’s hard to read parts of this book but Alice made it totally worth it.

Linda Lael Miller once again regales her readers with a heartwarming adventure replete with a bit of mystique, lots of family fun, love, romance and humor. All rolled into one lovely series that culminates with FOREVER A HERO.

Though this is part of – I think – a trilogy, it doesn’t require reading the first book to find my place in this world or among these characters. However, there is a loose thread left unresolved at the end. I wavered back and forth on my feelings about this one with some things working for me while others did not...

Paige and her sweet innocence will tug at heartstrings, but there’s no sugarcoating the work that Kira and Jake will have to put in to reach a happy ending, and the harsh truths of their story make this well-written, steady-paced story believable.

In a visually striking and fittingly dark interpretation of a tragic fairy tale, a one-legged tin soldier falls in love with a paper ballerina...Colored in bold reds, blacks, and grays, Yoon’s angular mixed-media prints highlight the soldier’s stoicism and the perils he faces.

The building romantic aspect of this story would be alluring enough on its own, but Helm adds bonus elements of mystery and suspense as Summer reveals why she left and returned to Montana, making for a delightfully intriguing and enticing story.

The real achievement of this novel is its pesky style. Like the Kid, Hansen revels in the lingo of tabloid and tale, of dime novel and detective story. He also highlights the haphazard nature of our fates.

Perhaps if some of the subject matter hadn’t pushed a couple of my personal hot buttons, I’d have enjoyed the story a little more. Even so, Rafe and Laurel’s journey was well worth my time, albeit a little heavier than I had been expecting and it is always nice to catch up with the wider cast of the series.

...it’s the unforgettable secondary characters, the wilderness suspense and her stars who after an oil and water start settle in to enjoy a relatively angst free uncomplicated and smokin hot romance that are the novel’s real headliners.

Three-fourths in, I felt so annoyed by the white settlers’ squabbles I didn’t care which lowlife killed J.B...But just when you think you can’t read another word about this sorry lot and their brutality and bad parenting, Rose resurfaces with a vengeance. You’ll have to read all the way to the end to see what I mean.

Dell’s writing is notable, and her rodeo setting is fascinating, with characters that leap off the page and an intriguing series of actions, conflicts, and back story elements that keep the plot moving even though Violet and Joe’s missed connections occasionally seem strained.